Gomphus schneiderii
• English name: Turkish Clubtail
• German name: Türkische Keiljungfer
• French name: N/A
• Dutch name: Turkse rombout
• Swedish name: N/A
• Norwegian name: N/A
• Finnish name: N/A
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Gomphus schneiderii
Not present
Present before 1990
Present after 1990
Present before and after 1990
Present after 2015
Map data based on J.-P. Boudot & V. J. Kalkman (eds.),
Atlas of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies
| General | ➤ a medium-sized black-and yellow species, which occurs only in south-eastern Europe | |
| Classification | • suborder: Anisoptera (dragonflies); family: Gomphidae | |
| Conservation status | • IUCN Red List Europe: Near Threatened | |
| Scientific name | • Gomphus schneiderii Selys, 1850 | |
| Distribution | • click or tap the Map button above | |
| Habitat | • slow-flowing rivers and streams with a sandy bottom | |
| Dimensions | • typical body length: 40-48 mm; hindwing: 29-31 mm | |
| Notes | • gomphids are 'sitters': they spend a lot of time perched on rocks and vegetation | |
| Both sexes | Head | ➤ like in all other gomphids, the eyes are widely separated |
| ➤ in mature animals the eyes are blue | ||
| Thorax | • the black lines on the side of the thorax are fairly thick | |
| Abdomen | ➤ dorsally S8-S10 are mostly, but often not entirely black | |
| Legs | • the legs are all black | |
| Photographs | • all of our photos below were made in Turkey in 2009, 2013 and 2019 |
